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The attendances are rising at a pretty good rate. The main problem i have is that the stadium is 3000 capacity with only 1,056 seating so on european game i can only sell 1,056 tickets and am missing out on 2/3 of potential ticket revenue, hopefully i can get the board to add new seats soon.

The attendances are rising at a pretty good rate. The main problem i have is that the stadium is 3000 capacity with only 1,056 seating so on european game i can only sell 1,056 tickets and am missing out on 2/3 of potential ticket revenue, hopefully i can get the board to add new seats soon.

The attendances are rising at a pretty good rate. The main problem i have is that the stadium is 3000 capacity with only 1,056 seating so on european game i can only sell 1,056 tickets and am missing out on 2/3 of potential ticket revenue, hopefully i can get the board to add new seats soon.

Another couple of years and you'll be able to ask for a bigger ground...maybe they'll change to all seater in the process?

Lyon (H) 0-1. A tough game where Lyon had the better of the play. We had a few chances but were unable to convert any.
Barcelona (A) 0-5. Worst performance I’ve seen in years. Defence was an absolute shambles and we deserved to lose. I expected to lose this match but the way in which we done it was a disgrace.

Ajax (H) 3-0 Absolutely dominated the game and got a good win but unfortunately Lyon beat Barca meaning we finished 3rd.
Group Table

Lyon (H) 0-1. A tough game where Lyon had the better of the play. We had a few chances but were unable to convert any.
Barcelona (A) 0-5. Worst performance I’ve seen in years. Defence was an absolute shambles and we deserved to lose. I expected to lose this match but the way in which we done it was a disgrace.

Ajax (H) 3-0 Absolutely dominated the game and got a good win but unfortunately Lyon beat Barca meaning we finished 3rd.
Group Table

Getting knocked out with 9 points is really unlucky. Still, taking 9 points from that group is brilliant progress.

I prefer the Euro cup at the moment anyway, its easier to progress in which in turn gives us a bigger boost in the club rankings. Although saying that the champions league is more financially rewarding.

First Knockout Round
First Leg: Olympiakos 0:1 Carmarthen. A tough away game with both sides having good chances. We grabbed our goal mid-way through the 2nd half which gave us an important away goal and a clean sheet.

First Leg: CSKA Moscow 2:0 Carmarthen. A poor match for us, we conceded straight away and had a goal disallowed after 10 minutes. To make matters worst we had a man sent off mid way through the first half. From then on it was just about holding on but CSKA doubled their lead giving us a big task in the 2nd leg.

Second Leg: Carmarthen 4:2 CSKA Moscow. We were so unlucky in this game, we went in at half time 1-0 down and needing at least 4 goals to go through. In the 2nd half we came out an completly different team and in the 78th minute looked to have won the game only for CSKA to get one back in the 84th minute sending us out on away goals. This has to go down as one of the best games i've seen in this career though, edge of the seat stuff.

I've just read through your most recent updates, being the first time i've visited your thread... Looks like your doing amazing! Great job in the Champions League and Europa League, best of luck for next years competitions!

Cheers guys. In the end i felt hard done by, losing on away goals but looking back im quite proud of the comeback we had in the 2nd half. The match reminded me of Chelsea v Napoli last night except the home team didnt go through

Cheers guys. In the end i felt hard done by, losing on away goals but looking back im quite proud of the comeback we had in the 2nd half. The match reminded me of Chelsea v Napoli last night except the home team didnt go through

I dont support Chelsea, but that match was epic, I watched it while playing FM

I can definately see the comparison, i'm sure next season you wont even visit the Europa League, you will reach the next stage of the Champions League!

We were losing quite a lot of money every month due to high wages but with the size of our stadium as it is this is unavoidable if we want to be competitive. The money from group stage football just about covers our wages so more is needed if I want to make transfers, make improvements etc.
Despite all the talk and rumour, we haven’t been taken over yet, although I hope it comes soon.
Finances

Wales

The national team job is going about as bad it can get. We have only scored 2 goals under my management. (around 6 games) Our centre backs are just awful, most of them are only semi pro footballers. Our best result so far is 0-0 against Ireland. Morale is rock bottom and the team still do not know my tactics which is making things 10 times harder. We almost beat Georgia 2-1 but conceded twice in the last 7 minutes to lose the game.

TNS lost in the 3rd Q round of the Champions league champions playoff to Benfica. In the 4th Q round of the euro cup they managed a home win against Metalist before losing the 2nd leg and not making it through

Aberystwyth went out in the 2nd Q round to a team from Kazakhstan.

Bangor City went out in the 3rd Q round to Dundee United.

Llanelli lost to Basel in the 4th Q round.

The WPL dropped 5 places to 18th after a poor European show from all teams involved. Carmarthen moved up 14 places to 23rd in Europe. Qualification places stay the same.

Just been sacked from the Wales job, can't say its a surprise, i was just about to resign when i saw the news in my inbox. Probably the least enjoyable managerial experience i've ever had, the team is absolutly shocking, ranked 176th in the world and sturggle to score against even the worst of opposition. Aswell as that when this guy is the best defender available you know you have problems.

All i can do i try and improve youth recruitment so that better young welsh players come through, if i can do that then i may have another crack at it in a few years if they'll let me. Otherwise i'm steering well clear!

Anderlecht (H) 2-0. Completely dominated the match with the goals coming at the beggining of the game and at the very end. Should have really won by more.

Lyon (A) 2-3. We didn’t play well at all, our defensive performance in particular was a let down. We were down to 10 men in the last 10 minutes due to injuries and that’s when we conceded the decisive 3rd goal.

FC Bayern (A) 1-2. Bayern were all over us for the whole match, we went attacking in the last 20 minutes, conceding straight away before grabbing a late consolation goal.

Bayern (H) 1-1. Gutted. We defended well most of the match and had the lead until Bayern equalised in the 93rd minute, could be costly.

Anderlecht (A) 2-1. They took a long time to come but we eventually got our first goal in the 84th minute with Andre adding a 2nd 3 minutes later. Anderlecht got one back on the 88th but we held out for an important 3 points.

Lyon (H) 1-3. We had the better of the game but defensively we were very poor, don’t know why we have gone backwards in this respect in Europe. Result doesn’t matter anyway as even a win wouldn’t have been enough for 2nd as Bayern won.
Group Table

HSV (A) 1-1. Our first tie was a difficult one against last years finalists HSV. It started off badly as we conceded after 2 minutes. However, we battled on and got an equaliser near half time. We continued to improve as the match went on but we couldn’t grab a 2nd goal.

HSV (H) 1-1 ET (3-1P) A even game that could have gone either way, HSV went in at half time with a lead but Andre pulled one back on the hour mark. The game then went to extra time then penalties where we remained calm and composed enough to finish as the winners.

Besiktas (A) 2-0. A great win for us, we were solid defensively and had the better of possession and attacking play, although both our goals came from corners. The 2 away goals gave us a strong position going into the 2nd leg.

Besiktas (H) 2-0. An early goal settled any nerves and allowed us to sit back and soak up the pressure with another good defensive performance, we added a 2nd late on from a set piece.

Celtic (A) 0-1. A pretty poor game, disapointed with the fact we didnt get a shot on target, the lack of an away goal makes the job harder.

Celtic (H) 3-1. A very nerve wracking game, we got an early goal but Celtic got one back on the half hour mark. With 20 minutes left it looked like we were heading out until surprise hero Kopric bagged two goals in the last 15 minutes to put us through.

Sunderland (H) 1-0. Sunderland were all over us in the first half but after a strong team talk we came out a better team in the 2nd half, we played well on the counter attack and Andre grabbed a late goal to give us a slender lead for the 2nd leg.
Sunderland (A) 0-0. I rested a few of the players who were a yellow away from a ban and it didnt seem to make a difference. We were the better team but a bit wasteful infront of goal, that didnt matter however, as we once again made it to the final where we face Liverpool!

Euro Cup FinalLiverpool (N) 1-0. Our first european trophy!! It was a tough game in which Liverpool were the better team but we scored with about 20 minutse left from a set piece. We went down to 10 men in the 93rd minute which led to a nervy free kick but we held out for a great win!!

We won every game up until the league split and had a 20 point lead over Llanelli who were going strong in 2nd place.

Our win streak continued and we won the league after 25 games, we lost the 26th match of the season to Llanelli. Llanelli took 2nd place quite clearly. Neath, Prestatyn and TNS take the other EURO spots.

Youth facilities are being upgraded which is costing us £3.8million. Youth recruitment has been improved for the first time and is now ‘basic’.

Without European money we were losing around £1million a month. Our annual wages were at one point £7.5million but I managed to bring them down to £6.5million as we can’t really afford a wage budget that high. Other than that finances are good with just under £10million in the bank.

The National team is ranked 174th in the world and managed a win against Lichtenstein but still isn’t faring much better than when I was in charge.

Llanelli lost in the 3rd Q round of the champions league to Celtic. They then lost in the Euro cup 4th Q round to Feyenoord.

Aberystwyth went out in the 3rd Q round to Hearts.

Haverfordwest went out in the 3rd Q round.

TNS lost narrowly to Spartak Moscow in the 4th Q round of the Euro cup.

The WPL remains in 18th place in Europe, the 2 cups both dropped down a place. Carmarthen moved up 14 places to 15th in europe which will hopefully get us 2nd seed in the group stages. EURO positions for Wales stay the same.

It's fantastic that you've finally managed to become noticed in Europe as a major force Huge congratulations on winning the Europa League, next it's onto making an impact in the Champions League and pushing teams all the way! Good luck

I was just about to ask about finances, had a quick glance at your update and noticed you already have the screenshot Looks like your doing fine at the moment, but you really need that Champions League money!

Qualifying places haven't changed so im not sure why we're back at this stage, the last 2 years we've gone straight to the groups.

3rd Qualifying round

Shamrock Rovers (H) 6-1. A simple enough win with goals from Andre, Ndlovu, Guthrie, Jones (2) and Diallo. Rovers got a goal back late on but it shouldnt make any difference to the tie.
Shamrock Rovers (A) 0-0. Played a weaker team but still controlled the game, the only thing missing was goals. Diallo's injury was a broken leg which for a 32 year old is pretty much career ending, i don't see a way back from this for him.

Zestaponi (A) 3-1. Goals from Andre (2) and Guthrie gave us a comfortable win in a match where we were the better team. We didn't put the game beyond doubt but with the 2nd leg being at home it makes it easier.

Zestaponi (H) 4-1. A comfortable win in a match to ensure we make it through the group stage.

Werder Bremen (N) 4-4 (3-5 Pens). What a crazy game! We absolutly dominated the first 30 minutes and took the lead but out of no-where Bremen got 2 goals to take the lead into half time. Hughes came on midway through the 2nd half and scored straight away, we added a 3rd not long after but Bremen pegged us back immediatly. The match went to extra time where Burns gave us the lead again only for Bremen to get one back 2 mins later. The game ended and went to pens where the Germans were typically clinical scoring every pen but for us Garcia missed his spot kick, losing us the game.

In other news i managed to get 2nd seed in the group stage draw, still ended up being pretty tough though.

Athletico Madrid (A) 0-1. Our first game was against 3rd seed Athletico, the first half was even with both sides playing well. In the 2nd half however we were very poor and deserved to lose the match.

Panathinaikos (H) 2-0. A solid win with goals from Hughes and Andre, probably should have been more but an important 3 points.
Arsenal (H) 3-1. A good win for us, the first half was fairly even but we managed to nick a lead from a corner shortly before half time. In the second half we played well on the counter with Burns getting our 2nd goal. Ndolvu added a 3rd to kill off the game before Arsenal got a consolation goal from a penalty in the 92nd minute.

Arsenal (A) 0-0. Arsenal were all over us for the whole match, we offered very little upfront but a great defensive performance ensured the point.

Athletico Madrid (H) 0-1. We were all over them for the whole game but we were far too wasteful infront of goal. Madrid scored their only shot on target. A costly defeat. To progress we had to hope Arsenal didn’t beat Athletico.

Panathinaikos (A) 3-0. A simple enough win thanks to goals from Andre (2) and Guthrie, we were down to 10 men after Sousa went off injured but it made no difference. Arsenal lost 4-1 which means that we finish 2nd.

I'm assuming you're a club legend by now, man? (If you've put it in the thread I've missed it, my apologies).... just wondered if so, how many trophies did you have to win to earn it? My 9 haven't been enough to even get to icon yet!

I'm assuming you're a club legend by now, man? (If you've put it in the thread I've missed it, my apologies).... just wondered if so, how many trophies did you have to win to earn it? My 9 haven't been enough to even get to icon yet!

Yeah i've been a club legend for some time now. Not 100% sure when i became a legend tbh, maybe around 2018? 4 my players have gone on to become legends aswell so far.

At that point i would have had about 6 league titles and won both the cups a few times.

Having missed out on Lyon in the group stage for the first time in several years, i had the bad luck of drawing them in the knockout round instead!

Lyon (H) 3-0. We were the better team in the first half although at half time it was 0-0. on the 65th minute Burns gave us the lead before Andre added 2 on the 80th and 92nd minute to give us a great lead for the 2nd leg, importantly with no away goals given away. This win took me by surprise but it was Lyons poor finishing which helped us alot.
Lyon (A) 2-1. For most of the first half Lyon were all over us and took the lead after 24 minutes. However, we got one back just before half time on the counter. In the second half things were more even and we even managed a 2nd goal after a Lyon defender scored in his own net.

Barcelona (H) 0-1. A tough game which Barca were the better team throughout, however, it did look to be heading for a respectable 0-0 draw until they scored in the 91st minute. Pretty gutting.

Barcelona (A) 0-2. Barca were dominant in the first half but we managed to hold them out. However, we seemed to fall apart after half time, conceding almost straight away, i went all out attack, conceding another goal not long after to end the game 2-0 and dump us out.

We won every game up until the league split and had a 18 point lead over Llanelli and TNS in 2nd and 3rd respectively, they were the teams who had broken off from the rest of the pack and were competing for the last champions league spot.

Our win streak continued and we won the league after 26 games, we lost our 30th league game away to Neath after hitting bad form post-Barca match. TNS took 2nd place quite clearly. Llanelli were close behind in 3rd whilst, Neath and Bangor City take the other EURO spots.

Jony Lopez GK: 26 year old GK signed for 500k, proved to be a bargain signing. Part of the reason for our good European performance and earned his first international cap in January.

Berkay Duran RB: 18 year old RB on a free, replaces Christopher who went to West Brom. This guy has great potential but at the moment he’s 2nd choice and plays only domestic football.

Felix Muller CM CDM: Another played signed on a free, 22 years old, I signed him as a backup but his consistently good performances meant that he soon became a feature of my first 11.

Fernando CM: 19 year old and a bit of a risky buy, at first he was a failure but he adjusted after a couple of months and proved to be a good box to box midfielder, he can only get better.

Lukas Alibabic ST: Big 18 year old striker with good all round ability, played as a backup but got 15 goals in 21 apps, again, someone with the potential to be as good as Andre.

Christian Ebeye LB: 18 year old free transfer, LB was our weakest position, at the moment this guy isn’t that great but he has the potential to be, a solid first season from him.

Eder CDM CM: 17 year old from Brazil who my scouts really rated, managed to get him on a free transfer, physically he’s not developed enough to play regularly but in a few years he should be a top midfielder.

Markus Walzlein GK: young keeper touted as the next Lehman, haven’t played him yet and his potential isn’t as good as first thought. May loan him next year, if not perhaps I will have to cash in.

We made over £6.5million in transfers this year, the big talking point was Garcia’s transfer to Juventus for £6million. He was out of contract at the end of the year and he was refusing to sign so I was delighted when I got an offer of £6million for him in January.

Our youth and training facilities are both being upgraded for a total cost of £7.25 million. I’ll post a screen shot when they are done.

Our finances were very healthy this year, the transfer of Garcia helped us enormously, as did the £4/5million prize money we got from the Champions league knockout stages. That’s on top of the £6million from making the group stages and £4.3million from TV rights.

Our Attendance was much better this year as well, we sold out 81% of seats in the league although this went down in the 2nd half of the season, at the start we were almost selling out.

We have a new main sponsor worth £800k per year for 3 years, this is twice what it was before.

Levski (A) 5-0. Absolutly dominated the game, the tie is essentially over thanks to goals from Andre, Sousa, Burns, Ndolvu and an own goal.
Levski (H) 6-0. Goals aplenty once again to give us an easy ride into the Champions Playoff.

Always enjoy reading your reports Jack, they are to the point and we all know that Messi posts (see what I did there? ) are boring to read, so well done yet again on your end of season report! The finances are looking fantastic considering the spending spree on facilities etc. Lets hope the sponsorship will double again next year! Also well done on reaching the Quarter Final of the Champions League, your getting there slowly.

Always enjoy reading your reports Jack, they are to the point and we all know that Messi posts (see what I did there? ) are boring to read, so well done yet again on your end of season report! The finances are looking fantastic considering the spending spree on facilities etc. Lets hope the sponsorship will double again next year! Also well done on reaching the Quarter Final of the Champions League, your getting there slowly.

Cheers . The little Champions league run i had helped the finances quite a bit so it balanced out the facility improvements. Hopefully they will be state of the art afterwards!

Originally Posted by deltablue

Did Levski even turn up?

Evidently not We weren't even fully fit either as it's still preseason!

FC Kobenhavn (A) 6-1. Andre got a hat trick, Makhanya got 2 and Sousa got a goal to make it 6 in stoppage time. All in all an easy match which essentially makes the 2nd leg pointless.
FC Kobenhavn (H) 2-0. 2 goals from Andre ensured a straighforward win as we progress into the group stage.

Metalist (A) 2-1. A lucky win if I’m honest, we were terrible in the first half so I went more attacking in the 2nd. We got a goal on the hour mark before Andre saved us with an 89th minute goal to give us the victory.

Arsenal (H) 1-0. A close game, the first half was pretty dull but it livened up in the 2nd half with both sides having plenty of chances, in the end it was Makhanya’s goal that separated the sides.

Sevilla (A) 1-2. An end to end game. We took the lead in the first half but Sevilla equalised just before half time. We started the 2nd half well but couldn’t score, Sevilla then got the winner with 10 minutes to go.

Sevilla (H) 1-0. We were much the better team in the first half but it remained goal-less at half time. The second half was more even but we managed to get the win thanks to an own goal.

Metalist (H) 6-0. One of out best group stage performances, the game was beyond doubt after 20 minutes when we went 3-0 up. Andre went on to get a hat-trick, whilst Sousa and Hughes both added one each on top of an own goal. This guarantees progression to the latter stages.
Arsenal (A) 2-0. This was the battle for 1st place and we came out on top. Andre put us ahead after 5 minutes but Arsenal came at us strong from then on, however, we defended well and Andre got a 2nd goal on the 69th minute to give us a well earned win.

Man United (A) 1-1. We went ahead on the 6th minute but apart from that we were awful. United dominated the whole game but it wasn’t until a 78th minute penalty that they took the lead, the foul from which I had a player sent off. Nonetheless, the away goal gives us something going into the 2nd leg.

Man United (H) 1-0. Our squad was a bit bare for this match with youth players on the bench. However, we won the match thanks again to an early United own goal. The game itself was pretty equal but we held them out to progress.

PSG (H) 0-0. A good result but disastrous in every other way. Andre got sent off in the first half meaning he will miss the next 3 matches, putting him out of the 2nd leg and potentially the semi final. As well as this our best midfielder by a mile got injured in the 2nd half, luckily this is only short term. On the plus side we didn’t concede any goals.
PSG (A) 1-3. We had an awful start, conceding 2 in the first 15 minutes. In the second half we went all out attack and pulled one back through an own goal with about 10 minutes left. I pushed more players forward, leaving us vulnerable and we conceded a 3rd goal. Disappointed but expected defeat.

We were unbeaten at the 22 game split and had an 18 point lead over Neath, TNS were close behind in 3rd. We won the league after 25 games, at which point we were still unbeaten. We continued this streak to the end of the season having gained a total of 94 points, 2 off a perfect season.

TNS took 2nd place on the final day of the season to take the champions league spot whilst Neath finished in 3rd. Llanelli and Port Talbot took the other Euro spots.

After that we beat Man United 2-1 over both legs in the first knockout round. We then faced reigning champions PSG who knocked us out 3-1.

Transfers

For some reason it put 3 of this seasons transfers on lasts seasons page.

Jurendic Vladimir RB: 20 year old signed for free, good player who plays as a backup at the moment, has good potential.

Asger Moller GK: 20 year old signed on a free transfer who is already at a good standard and will get better. Played 21 games conceded 4.

Kevin Fragapane CM CDM: Cost me £5million but he’s by far the best player at our club, big teams such as PSG are interested in him. He had a solid season but I expected a little more.

Lamine Diallo ST: 26 year old poacher signed for £400k, plays as a backup but does well. Got 20 goals in 28 games mostly from the bench.

Alvaro Oliviera LB CB: Versatile player who became my first choice left back, cost me £600k and should become even better.

The big news in terms of sales this year was that we sold Cedillo for £9 million, he was by far the best defender we had at the club but his contract was almost up and he wanted wages I couldn’t afford. The £9million is a great return from 10 years ago when I signed him at 15 for £400k.

The National team is ranked 156th in the world and didn’t qualify for the World Cup.

TNS lost 6-3 in the 3rd Q round of the champions league to Celtic. They then lost in the Euro cup 4th Q round to Spartak Moscow.

Neath went out in the 2nd Q round to Banants.

Bangor City went out in the 3rd Q round to FC Twente.

Llanelli lost in the 4th Q round to Locomotiv Moscow.

The WPL dropped 4 places to 18th in Europe. Carmarthen moved up 7 places to 14th in europe which should give us a good seeding next season. Wales dropped 2 places in the Qualification places and so next season will not have 2 champions league positions.

Stuttgart (H) 3-1. The first time in years I’ve not used 5-3-2 in Europe and we got a good result. There was a slight scare when Stuttgart equalised with 15 minutes left but a strong finish gave us the win.

Real Madrid (A) 1-0. Madrid were all over us for the whole game but we had our chances by playing on the counter attack. Diallo got the goal half way through the 2nd half and our defence remained solid to give us an impressive win.

Basel (H) 2-0. Two goals from Andre were all that were needed for a pretty straightforward win to ensure we have top spot in the group after 3 games.

Basel (A) 2-1. A fairly even game, we took the lead after 4 minutes through an own goal, this was doubled after half an hour by Andre. Basel pulled one back late on but it wasn’t enough. The result means we have qualified from the group.

Stuttgart (A) 2-2. We took the lead on the 18th minute but 2 goals in 6 minutes from Stuttgart put us behind. A change of emphasis in the 2nd half allowed us to get a goal back but we weren’t able to find a winner despite our dominance.

Real Madrid (H) 3-1. We dominated the first half and took a deserved 2-0 lead in at the break. Real were better in the 2nd half and pulled one back with 20 minutes left, however a 2nd goal for Andre not long after ensured the win and top spot in the group.

Shakhtar (A) 3-0. The match was closer than the score-line suggests, Andre gave us the lead early on but it was only a fantastic performance from our keeper which kept us in the lead at half time. This continued into the 2nd half, we got our 2nd with 20 minutes remaining from the penalty spot before an own goal gave us an important 3 away goals going into the 2nd leg.

Shakhtar (H) 1-2. Started with 4-2-3-1 this time to be more attacking but it backfired and we found ourselves 2-0 at half time. I reverted back to 5-3-2 for the 2nd half and we were much better and put the game to bed with a goal in the last 10 minutes from a corner.

Quarter Final
PSG (A) 1-0. We took an early lead which meant that we were able to sit back and defend for the rest of the match. PSG were strong throughout but we kept a clean sheet. Better than last years results and an important lead going into the 2nd leg.

PSG (H) 1-2. Absolutely gutted, we took the lead early on but PSG came back strong scoring on the 61st and 83rd minute to put us out on away goals. We shouldn’t have lost this one like we did, it’s a shame we didn’t win as PSG were the last big team left as Barca, Real Madrid, Man United all went out in the last round.